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<h1 class="gmail-single_title">Tents: The refuge of the displaced
in Gaza</h1>
<p class="gmail-single_date">Monday 3-November-2025</p>
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<p>GAZA, (PIC)</p>
<p>More than two years into the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip,
tents have become the only available shelter for hundreds of
thousands of residents after 90% of the Strip\u2019s homes were
destroyed. They now stand as both a refuge and a symbol of
steadfastness and rootedness in the land.</p>
<p>From October 7, 2023, until the signing of the ceasefire
agreement on October 9, 2025, Gaza witnessed one of the
largest humanitarian catastrophes of modern times. Tens of
thousands of homes were destroyed, forcing hundreds of
thousands of people to flee. Many now live in temporary tents
erected over the rubble, clinging to life and memories amid
the devastation.</p>
<p
class="gmail-has-vivid-cyan-blue-color gmail-has-text-color gmail-has-link-color gmail-wp-elements-00e375d76cb2a3f72631afb8d046746a">Abu
Saud: A symbol of resilience</p>
<p>Amid the ruins and the tents, Mahmoud Abu Saud stands before
what remains of his demolished home in the Al-Amal
neighborhood of Khan Yunis, watching his children play among
the stones. He says, \u201cThe tent doesn\u2019t really protect us\u2026 and
the cold hurts\u2026 but the hardest thing is watching your home
turn into dust before your eyes, remembering every laugh,
every corner inside it.\u201d</p>
<p>He adds, \u201cThe kids are what give us strength. Every day I
tell myself: we must endure, we must stay\u2026 because life
doesn\u2019t stop.\u201d</p>
<p>Running his hand over a stone from the remains of his wall,
he says, \u201cThe stone broke\u2026 but the heart didn\u2019t. Whoever built
once can build again and again. We don\u2019t learn defeat\u2026 we
learn how to stand back up.\u201d</p>
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numbers amid the ruins</p>
<p>Life in the Gaza Strip during this period was catastrophic by
every measure. About 92% of homes, roughly 436,000 housing
units, were damaged or completely destroyed, leaving millions
without shelter, according to government reports in Gaza.</p>
<p>More than 2.1 million people became internally displaced,
struggling daily to find a safe place within temporary tents
built over the debris.</p>
<p>The numbers of martyrs and injured were staggering: reports
recorded around 69,000 martyrs, including more than 20,000
children, and over 170,000 injured. More than 78% of
infrastructure and buildings were damaged, while agriculture
was devastated, worsening the hardships of daily life.</p>
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class="gmail-has-vivid-cyan-blue-color gmail-has-text-color gmail-has-link-color gmail-wp-elements-777d2a4653c710c2d51215dac8b5875e">\u201cThe
tent is small, but hope is great\u201d</p>
<p>In an area crowded with worn-out tents, Fatima Hamdan sits
with her three children inside a small tent erected where her
house once stood.</p>
<p>In a calm but determined voice, she says, \u201cEvery day I wake
up and count the remnants I managed to save\u2026 a photo here, a
dish there\u2026 that\u2019s all that\u2019s left of our life, and I won\u2019t
let it go.\u201d</p>
<p>She tells our correspondent, \u201cDespite the cold, the wind, and
the harsh conditions, I keep giving my children a sense of
safety. The tent is small, but hope is great\u2026 and we will not
give up.\u201d</p>
<p>Life atop the rubble is nearly impossible, yet unavoidable.
There\u2019s no electricity, not enough water, and the creeping
chill of winter makes survival even harder. Still, the people
of Gaza continue, every day, trying to rebuild their lives
once more.</p>
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